(New Braunfels) – Seguin enjoyed a successful run through the New Braunfels-Canyon softball tournament last week with five wins in six games over the course of the three-day event.
The Matadors opened the tournament on Thursda with a 9-8 win over New Braunfels and a 12-4 triumph over Jourdanton.
Ryan Rangel went 2-3 with a home run and three RBIs against New Braunfels. Camryn Rios and Layla Salazar each drove in two. Ashlie Aguilar and Vanessa Sanchez each recorded two hits and an RBI, and Aguilar scored twice. Madyson Schultze earned the win the pitcher’s circle.
Aguilar went 3-3, scored three times, and drove in a run against Jourdanton. Allison Kubena collected two hits, three RBIs, and a run scored. Sanchez and Rangel each drove in a run. Schultze picked up her second pitching win of the tournament.
Seguin survived San Antonio-Cornerstone 10-8 in Friday’s first game and shut out San Angelo-Lake View 4-0 in the second game of the day.
Graylyn Salazar, Chloe Belicek, and Vanessa Sanchez each connected for two hits against Cornerstone. Salazar doubled twice and drove in three runs. Belicek had a double, a run scored, and an RBI. Kubena also drove in three runs, while Rios scored twice and drove in two.
Layla Salazar ended up with the win the circle against Cornerstone and went on to toss a complete-game shutout against Lake View in Friday’s second game. She allowed just four hits and struck out seven. Aguilar, Belicek, Mize, and Rangel each drove in a run. Rios went 2-3 at the plate.
The Matadors split the final two games of the tournament on Saturday, doubling up Victoria East 6-3 and coming up short to Floresville 3-1.
Kubena, Mize, and Rangel each delivered two hits and an RBI against Victoria East. Belicek scored twice and drove in two runs. Schultze earned the complete-game win with no earned runs allowed in seven innings.
Mize scored Seguin’s only run in the loss to Floresville.
After a 5-1 tournament weekend, Seguin’s season record is 6-1. The Matadors host Kyle-Lehman in a District 26-5A game on Tuesday at 7 p.m.